Putin defends lifting embargo on Iran air defense deal
Vladimir Putin has defended his decision to approve the delivery of the Russian long-range S-300 air-defense missile system to Iran, saying a ban imposed in 2010 was voluntary. The Russian president said during a televised call-in show on Thursday that his decision this week to lift the ban did not contradict international sanctions against Iran, which are still in place despite a framework agreement struck this month between Iran and six world powers over Iran’s nuclear program. Putin said he made the move because Iran “has shown a great ...
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